A bingdon Community Church Sunday 14 th Oct 2012

JESUS: 16 out of 38 parables (~40%) 1 in every 3-10 verses in Matthew, Mark & Luke BIBLE VERSES ON... Baptism Prayer Faith Love Money & Possessions ,350

Mat 6:19-24 Mat 6:25-34 Mat 7:7-12

6:7-8, 26, 30, 32; 7:11 God is our Provider (Yahweh Yireh) And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.Phil 4:19 His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.2 Pet 1:3 Where God guides, he also provides in other words, what God orders, he pays for

6:7-8, 26, 30, 32; 7:11 God is our Provider (Yahweh Yireh) As provider, he is also owner! The earth is the Lords, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it Ps 24:1

6:7-8, 26, 30, 32; 7:11 God is our Provider (Yahweh Yireh) As provider, he is also owner! He does just provide, God is GENEROUS!

Faith not fear (or worry) - 6:25-32, 7:7-11 Everything we have is HIS! You may say to yourself, My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me. But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today. Deut 8:17,18

Faith not fear (or worry) - 6:25-32, 7:7-11 Everything we have is HIS! Hes given us responsibility for how it is used

TRUST Give to God whats right, not whats left. GRATITUDE Whatever is good and perfect comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. James 1:17 GENEROSITY

Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

Remember this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written: They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures for ever. Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.